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Vulnerability record

CVE-2020-6418

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

HighExploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Chromium V8, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
ChromeGoogle< 80.0.3987.12280.0.3987.122NVD
Chromium V8Google——KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2020-6418 scored CVSS 8.8: Google Chromium V8, Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Chromium V8 systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2020-6418: Google Chromium V8, Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Google Chromium V8. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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